What are the real drivers of human engagement in the workplace?
What are those things that consistently inspire people to fully commit themselves in their jobs and to willingly scale mountains for their bosses and organizations?
For the past two-plus years, I've been singularly focused on answering these big questions and to boiling answers down to a true bottom-line. In the service of organizations everywhere, my singular mission has been to identify the few critical leadership practices that affect people so deeply that they become uncommonly loyal, committed, and productive.
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And to distill all I've discovered down to just one word, what workers across the globe need in order to thrive and exceptionally perform in their jobs is love.
The use of the word "love" is, of course, a huge taboo in the context of business and management. But as you read on, you'll soon see that the love I'm referring to has nothing to do with romance, sex, or religion. The love I'm speaking of relates to the experience of positive emotions—the foundation of human motivation.
Why We Want More
We've long believed that a job and a paycheck provided sufficient motivation for people to remain fully committed at work. But as levels of engagement have fallen abysmally low all over the world, the evidence is irrefutably clear that people today want and need much more in exchange for their dedicated efforts.
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